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CYP Now Awards 2024: Shortlisted entries announced

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Monday, August 12, 2024

| CYP Now

The shortlist for this year’s Children & Young People Now Awards has been revealed.

New government puts children’s wellbeing at heart of its agenda

Analysis

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

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In the King’s Speech, Labour outlined legislation to improve child mental health services, protect children educated outside of school, boost safeguards for vulnerable young people and raise education standards.

King’s Speech 2024: Sector welcomes mental health and education support

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

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Sector leaders have welcomed elements of the King's Speech linked to services for children's mental health and education but have questioned the omission of issues including children's social care reform and votes for 16-and 17-year-olds.

Online signposting platforms must 'speak children's language', think-tank recommends

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Thursday, July 11, 2024

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Online signposting of support is blighted by jargon and leaving young people feeling overwhelmed by too much information, analysis has found.

General Election 2024: Next government urged to prioritise children as voters go to polls

News

Thursday, July 4, 2024

| CYP Now

As voters across the UK go to the polls, children’s sector leaders and campaigners are strengthening calls for the next government to focus on young people.

Children’s charities on issues the next government must prioritise

Features

Monday, July 1, 2024

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Improved special educational needs support, expansion of social prescribing to boost youth mental health and investment in health visiting services are key policy asks sought by children’s charities, finds Amrit Virdi.

The hits and misses of a ‘patchy’ parliament for children’s services

Features

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

| CYP Now

The past five years saw a pandemic, Brexit fallout, the cost-of-living crisis and regular political upheaval. For children’s services, there was progress and missed opportunities. Experts pick the key developments.

Tackle child poverty to improve outcomes for children, youth charity leaders urge

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Thursday, June 20, 2024

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Tackling child poverty is key to improving outcomes for vulnerable young people and must be a priority for the next government, leaders of youth organisations have said.

King’s Birthday Honours: Surrey DCS recognised for services to children’s social care

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

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Surrey’s director of children’s services Rachael Wardell has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.

General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

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Friday, June 14, 2024

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The three main parties have published policy pledges in a bid to win the general election.

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

News

Thursday, June 13, 2024

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Reducing child poverty, investing in school-based careers and mental health support for young people and giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote are among the Labour Party’s pledges in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

Conservative Party manifesto: restrictions on children's social media access among raft of pledges

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Tuesday, June 11, 2024

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Creating more residential care places, restricting children’s access to social media and boosting post-16 vocational training opportunities are some of the key policies affecting children and young people in the Conservative Party’s general election manifesto.

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

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Monday, June 10, 2024

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The Liberal Democrats have pledged a series of policies to narrow the attainment gap for disadvantaged children and boost educational opportunities for young people in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

General Election 2024: What the children and young people's sector wants to see from the next government

News

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

| CYP Now

Charities supporting children and young people have released manifestos detailing what they want from the next government in the run up to the general election after more than a decade of cuts to public services.

Bradford: Outdoor centre to close as part of budget cuts

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Monday, March 11, 2024

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Bradford councillors have agreed to sell off an outdoor residential centre for children as part of £40 million worth of cuts to its budget.

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CYP Now Awards 2024: Shortlisted entries announced

New government puts children’s wellbeing at heart of its agenda

King’s Speech 2024: Sector welcomes mental health and education support

Online signposting platforms must 'speak children's language', think-tank recommends

General Election 2024: Next government urged to prioritise children as voters go to polls

Children’s charities on issues the next government must prioritise

The hits and misses of a ‘patchy’ parliament for children’s services

Tackle child poverty to improve outcomes for children, youth charity leaders urge

King’s Birthday Honours: Surrey DCS recognised for services to children’s social care

General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

Conservative Party manifesto: restrictions on children's social media access among raft of pledges

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

General Election 2024: What the children and young people's sector wants to see from the next government

Bradford: Outdoor centre to close as part of budget cuts

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